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Table 2 Prevalence of persistent knee/hip pain and risk factors for knee/hip osteoarthritis (n = 2661)
| Women | Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee/hip pain | No knee/hip pain | Knee/hip pain | No knee/hip pain | |
| 29–39 years | 54 (22) | 196 (78) | 41 (23) | 139 (77) |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 27.4 (6.3) | 26.4 (6.3) | 26.4 (4.8) | 26.2 (3.9) |
| Leisure time physical activity | ||||
| High intensity activities | 1 (2) | 6 (3) | 2 (5) | 12 (9) |
| Moderate intensity activities | 10 (19) | 43 (22) | 14 (34) | 43 (31) |
| Low intensity activities | 29 (54) | 114 (58) | 17 (41) | 57 (41) |
| Sedentary | 14 (26) | 33 (17) | 8 (20) | 27 (19) |
| Previous knee/hip injury | 27 (50) | 32 (16) | 21 (51) | 34 (24) |
| Previous knee/hip surgery | 11 (20) | 17 (9) | 10 (24) | 14 (10) |
| Family history of osteoarthritis | ||||
| No | 6 (11) | 72 (37) | 13 (32) | 58 (42) |
| I don’t know | 12 (22) | 38 (19) | 9 (22) | 30 (22) |
| Yes | 36 (67) | 86 (44) | 19 (46) | 51 (37) |
| 40–49 years | 130 (28) | 331 (72) | 69 (20) | 281 (80) |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 29.1 (7.6) | 26.1 (5.4) | 28.5 (4.8) | 27.0 (4.7) |
| Leisure time physical activity | ||||
| High intensity activities | 2 (2) | 6 (2) | 1 (1) | 9 (3) |
| Moderate intensity activities | 34 (26) | 94 (28) | 24 (35) | 123 (44) |
| Low intensity activities | 67 (52) | 184 (56) | 30 (43) | 111 (40) |
| Sedentary | 27 (21) | 47 (14) | 14 (20) | 38 (14) |
| Previous knee/hip injury | 61 (47) | 49 (15) | 35 (51) | 65 (23) |
| Previous knee/hip surgery | 24 (18) | 29 (9) | 19 (28) | 45 (16) |
| Family history of osteoarthritis | ||||
| No | 29 (22) | 128 (39) | 18 (26) | 138 (49) |
| I don’t know | 22 (17) | 53 (16) | 15 (22) | 42 (15) |
| Yes | 79 (61) | 150 (45) | 36 (52) | 101 (36) |
| 50–59 years | 245 (31) | 541 (69) | 190 (30) | 444 (70) |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 27.6 (5.1) | 26.0 (5.1) | 28.2 (4.7) | 26.9 (4.0) |
| Leisure time physical activity | ||||
| High intensity activities | 2 (1) | 9 (2) | 2 (1) | 14 (3) |
| Moderate intensity activities | 47 (19) | 121 (22) | 57 (30) | 153 (34) |
| Low intensity activities | 161 (66) | 351 (65) | 105 (55) | 222 (50) |
| Sedentary | 35 (14) | 60 (11) | 26 (14) | 55 (12) |
| Previous knee/hip injury | 101 (41) | 105 (19) | 111 (58) | 96 (22) |
| Previous knee/hip surgery | 52 (21) | 51 (9) | 60 (32) | 63 (14) |
| Family history of osteoarthritis | ||||
| No | 50 (20) | 207 (38) | 53 (28) | 227 (51) |
| I don’t know | 40 (16) | 101 (19) | 48 (25) | 84 (19) |
| Yes | 155 (63) | 233 (43) | 89 (47) | 133 (30) |
